Heat Treatments for Bed Bugs & Why You Don't Want One! - The Simple Truth 

All I can do is cry! 😭

Heat treatment ruined my life! The guy overheated our house for several hours while he was gone. Every seal in our tiny little farm home was melted. The shower shrunk and cracked, and the wax ring under the toilet melted, and the toilet started leaking between the linoleum and the subflooring. Also, a rat came in, I guess, in the contractor's equipment. During the heat treatment, the rat electrocuted itself underneath my refrigerator. The bizarre apocalyptic events that began in the aftermath are hard to coherently articulate. Mold, sand fleas, mites, and wood boring beetles were all things that I quickly got a crash course in. The heat treatment was in May of 2018 and here we are August 2023, still suffering the consequences of that horrible decision. We could no longer live in that house and had it hauled off of our farm in 2019. I am curious if anyone knows if it is possible that the heaters could have caused radiation damage?

Great informative video. Ty. I live in nyc. My next door neighbor apartment is infested with bedbugs. She is mentally disabled. She has had them for 5 years now. No one from the building or city has helped. In those 5 years. I got bedbugs twice from Her. I treated with crossfire. Thank God I kept them at bay……. I went to her apartment and did a sporadic treatment. Not a full detail one. So far I’m still good

I think there should be a trailer or box truck that could be rented, designed to heat up inside, so you could put your furniture in it and the kill bed bugs. You could finish off with chemical.

Thanks for the honesty and useful information, definitely helpful. God bless you my friend.

Had infestation in one bedroom on second floor of the house. The mattress and box springs were old and ruined anyway so we packed it all up in sealed 5mil bags and got rid of it six months ago and cleaned the room. Still thinking of a house-wide Crossfire treatment before we utilize that bedroom again.

I actually found your video as I was trying to find a rental facility for one of these heaters. Glad I found your content.

Thanks for sharing you knowledge!

Thank u this video was very so much helpful, I’ve had two heat treatments in 2 weeks and still have bed bugs. Today which makes the 3rd week, pest control is coming today to do a chemical treatment. In between time i constantly sprayed alcohol and sprinkled the D. Earth powder and that still didn’t work. If u spray alcohol i heard it’s ONLY effective if it’s sprayed directly on the bug , and i never saw any living bed bug moving cause they don’t come out in the day time . Good luck everyone and i hope u get rid of bed bugs cause this is truly stressful. This video is very educational. Thanks

Every point you mentioned is the reason I’m hesitant on heat treatment. If I spend 800 on heat treatment I will be so upset if they came back and ruined my tv’s and wasted my cash

I have a question for you; I’m about to have my living room and two bedrooms treated professionally (they’re using chemicals) because those are the infected areas. We’re taking everything out of these rooms, I mean everything, it’s going to be empty in all three rooms. How effective do you think the treatment will be? Do you think I’ll have to do more treatments? And do you think they’ll migrate into my kitchen? I’m trying to get the house as empty as possible so they can’t go anywhere else when being treated!! And after they treat my house, how long should I wait to vacuum my carpet and clean the house up? I don’t wanna clean too soon after the treatment is done because I don’t wanna ruin the effectiveness of the treatment! This is my first time really dealing with this!

My chemical treatment was $800 and I had a small infestation after about 3 days the bites stopped. It was well worth it. My dad had bedbugs very bad a few years ago so I knew almost immediately that it was bedbugs and how bad it could get so I acted right away.

Oh wow glad I watched this before ordering the equipment to do heat treatments.

have you ever worked with spraying cold? what was your experience? I feel it would only work when you spray the actual bugs but wouldn't reach in the cracks/walls, I'm I right?

Thanks Jason i will try to buy this product because i am starting to seeing some bed bugs but finally thank god is not severe finally my walls are clean my matress is not that severe but i want to prevent my home so bed bugs dont keep spreading in my house so i will try this product i apreciate so much your hard work explaining and making videos for the comunity on how to prevent something or stop something that can harm the community

I live in South Georgia and I bought spray from a commercial company me and my kids are getting at up but I can not locate them they was in one room burnt the whole room so I know it’s bed bugs but I can’t locate them been stressing every 3 days for a month now they chemical is zenprox ec is this effective to kill them??

Hi! I had a question We had a professional company come and spray three times, and the bed bugs are not going away if anything they're getting worse we've sprayed they've sprayed we've washed everything multiple times wrap the bed what else can we do

How do you feel about cimexa? As a desiccant treatment? My daughter was hospitalized for a month and she was getting bitten. I cannot find them in her room, i did go ahead and treat with cimexa via a puffer and have been washing everything that will fit in the dryer. Threw out her pillow. We’re home going on 4 weeks, hopeful we caught it early. I’m in Dallas, if it’s relevant. We’re treating the whole home, essentially. Do you make recommendations on companies? Or do you advise crossfire only? What is the difference between cimexa and crossfire?

Very informative video,,,,,I was thinking about heat,,,, I think I have changed my mind

Thank you for sharing this content. By any chance do you know a reputable company or person in Brevard County, FL that can assist with bed bug chemical treatment?

What are your thoughts about companies that use heat, but use cimexa dust and or crossfire inside of outlets, baseboards, voids under sinks/washer machines ect. ?

Thank you so much for this video! I really wish you had a location here in Texas because I'd hire you right away! I almost hired a company for a heat treatment that was going to be 2,500! I do wish i found this video earlier before I spent so much time and money on bedbug products from home depot or walmart. Thank you! I got 4 children as well and they are getting all bitten up poor babies. My husband and I are going to tune in on your live channel. Any recommendations on how to keep out KISSING BUGS?

What do you recommend for apartment bed bug issues?

I have tried both products the one you recommend spray wise and I’ve been fighting it for over a month. I just like to know what is the endgame eventually when will it stop. I have applied to product a couple times.

Great info!

I used crossfire but bedbugs still coming out at night . And find them on bed

Ok using Crossfire what do you think about mixing an IGR with the crossfire?

What about combining heat and chemichal treatment?

If like to know where to spray.

So if u have them in the wall u can get rid of them too

Completely agree with this, I do a 3 visit chemical treatment and guarantee it I rarely get any call backs so I can’t see the justification of charging £1,000+ more for a heat treatment.

I had a sofa that kept getting bedbugs. There used to be a heater in the room that drawed the baseboard out 1/8" or so. I siliconed the crack shut, resprayed, and none has returned since. So yes, they can hide in tight areas and keep reappearing. Quick question... If a neighbor has thrown a mattress out across the street, is it possible for them to travel house to house on a warm, not hot day? I know cockroaches can if you live fairly close.

would you recommend crossfire for vehicles as well? what do you think about nuvan pro strips for cars?

Does heat treatment work if it is done in a moving truck? We are moving and was thinking of doing the heat treatment while our belongings are in the truck?

Is cypermetrine efective? Idk how its written. But its supposed to be the best i can get for bed bugs

I’ve had 2 treatments for bed bugs, and I’ve still got them

Thank you

Hi Jason. Love your videos. Have you heard of permithrin? I hope I'm spelling it correctly. My local pest control company uses it. I do not want to sign up with them if you've had bad results with permithrin.

My concern and issue is things like winter boots, office chairs, and equipment that can't be washed and dried. I also have been sleeping on an air mattress on the floor, so i guess that defeats the barrier idsa somewhat.

Are there different kinds of bed bugs?

Thank you jason

Pretty decent convo🏆🏆🏆💪🏿👍🏾

What can I buy please I’m going insane

Hi Jason new view of video we're expecting small cases of bed bugs our self where we're rent from they want to do a heat treatment. They expect us to have place ready short time frame we're young family we have three levels for our home to get ready we have lots of stuff to get ready. How to people who young children are supposed get it all done with no help. We're unsure about if we'll have it ready for the deadline.

I had 3 chemical treatments done by a company , threw old beds and mattresses away threw away all my carpet put bed bug mattress protection on decorated throughout new skirting boards filled holes and I still have them I’ve used sprays , bombs called the company who said my warranty is ended and I get £20 off for another treatment !! Was considering paying for heat treatment dunno what else to do at the end of my tether spent thousands 😢😢😢

Is it possible to get rid of bed bugs in a car??

Green Akers pest control llc I'm a truck driver and there are a few bed bugs left after I used Harris. Do you recommend I buy an ozone machine

What chemical do you use my landlord is heat treatment in 3 days they are paying for first time then tenants responsible if found again at 1000 per apartment

Does phantom work for the bugs

I've spent a week at my mums house redecorating her living room and laying laminate flooring for her discharge from a psychiatric hospital.... We then started deep cleaning the house from top to bottom and to my horror we have found what we think are bed bugs(I say think, because they don't look like the exact shape/size I'm seeing on videos, much smaller unless they are not adult yet), but not bad as there's been very little use of her bedroom in the last 6 month. The other room was occupied by my filthy junky brother who has just moved out (it will be him and his manky mates who have used this room occasionally who probably brought them in) and I have gutted that room to repaint and floor it, and change all electrical fittings, but now I've discovered this I'm going to gut this other room and bin off all of the furniture. Ordered D.Earth and a steam clothes sprayer from Amazon and will get some traps. Partner won't go back to the house so I'll sleep in each room on a polished metal legged camp bed/sleeping bag with a ring of D. Earth around the bed and set some traps at the bottom of the legs to entice the f***ers out and get an idea of what the situation is....I called a "reputable" company and they were advising 2 grand heat treatment, but as a builder I know how houses are constructed and there seemed no logic to heating up rooms with drywall/plasterboard as it is used in basic fire insulation anyway, and as you say the temperature in these nooks and crannies will not achieve the recommended kill zone without destroying the rest of the fabric of the building and fixed/moveable contents.... Once I establish the extent of the problem I'll consider chemicals.... might also crank up the heating as it seems cold rooms slow their metabolism and they live longer....

I am seriously curious about what is your response to Mark Rober's video on bed bugs? Which was diatomaceous earth and heat were the most effective at getting rid of bed bugs. They did tests and consulted an expert, is all that information wrong then? Not trying to advertise them, we have bed bugs from one of the other tenants and i am trying to research the best stuff to use, as well as, work with our apartment building. Not sure who to trust now on what to do 😅

Can you come to louisiana? Cause honestly you seem like the best option

This has been a living nightmare! Been going thru this for a year and a half! Done 3 companies 2 with chemical liquid and 1 with heat! And I still have activity! This is insane! Is this hopeless?

What do you think about heat treatment in Flour milling industry? Like Thermonox, Thermopest?

The building where I'm at has been treated with chemicals for bedbugs almost ten times in the last year. Apparently you and I live in extremely different worlds BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING.

I thought you come back in ur home or apt within 2 or 3 hours after heat treatment

Can we do chemical treatment when we have got babies at home?

I had bites in my arms and I was wondering what they wore, until I was watching a movie and I saw a bug crawling and I was like wtf and I used my phones flashlight and I saw a bug and killed it, and I then googled and it was a bed bug. I inspected my whole matress and funritures and nothing... should I still be concerned if I only saw one? after I killed it the bites stopped.

I have a bed bug problem and I’m going to try to fight it on my own. I’m going to order the crossfire products today in the meantime I gotta catch the live streams! Don’t wanna go just spraying without following steps

Does Diatomaceous Earth work?

Heck with the picture frames. My client is asking me to replace $40k worth of cabinets because the heat peeled all of the edge banding off the doors and faces of the cabinets. Ever heard of this happening ?

You forgot to mention one very important thing. No matter if you use heat or chemicals if you eliminate all bedbugs all is lost if someone comes into your house carrying just one pregnant female bug on them. Then you can start all over again. There is nothing worse than a pregnant female of any species, including human!

Wish your were in Texas

What are the chances of bed bugs laying dormant for 7 months then re emerging.

I did a heat a treatment and it did not work

Does diatomaceous earth work?

I just moved into a one bedroom unit. Within the first 24 hours I discovered bed bugs in every room in the apartment including the closets. I also had bug bites on my legs. My landlord denies that there were any bed bugs in the apartment before I moved in. She said that the pest inspector told her that bed bugs cant survive in a vacant unit without a host. I know that this is false. Bed bugs can survive many months without a host. My landlord believes what the pest inspector said and wants me to pay for the exterminator. Im expecting a call from the exterminator in a few hours. I dont know how much its gonna cost but Im worried that I may not have enough money to pay for it. Ive never had bed bugs before so this is new to me. I always thought that it was the landlords responsibility to take care of problems like this. It pisses me off to know that Im expected to pay for something that is not my fault and not my responsibility.

I had a heat treatment and I still have bed Bugs now they (the exterminator) have to come back to do it.

So this company I know they do heart treatments and they said it works now I feel like arguing about it 😂 I going to show them this video

Heat treatment dose not work it just makes them run behind walls de is a good way to keep them down but still need chemicals also and your problem should be gone

Hello sir, thank you for this informative video. I am curious though if heat treatments are completely useless though? I have a small infestation, nothing major, but i am thinking of having a heat treatment done. Its a small company, only one guy and he guarantees that it will solve the problem. Should i back out or go through with it?

Thank you